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In reply to the discussion: Joan Baez has announced her retirement from the stage at the age of 85. [View all]sheshe2
(98,361 posts)48. Lucky you!
That must have been amazing to see. She is an inspiration to us all.
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Joan Baez has announced her retirement from the stage at the age of 85. [View all]
sheshe2
Tuesday
OP
I saw her on the main stage at Glastonbury in 1984, where I was stood right up front
Emrys
Tuesday
#8
"It's the final chapter of an entire era -- an era of idealism, of protest, of songs that dared to challenge power
sop
Tuesday
#11
Joan Baez essentially passed to baton to Jesse Wells when they performed together recently
Brother Buzz
Tuesday
#17
A well deserved exit from the public stage. I never met Joan, though I have
FailureToCommunicate
Tuesday
#29
Saw here fairly often in Chapel Hill, etc. Then at the vigil out of the Castro in 78
unc70
Tuesday
#31
My favorite time seeing her was when she sang "Okie from Muskogee" with Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson & John Prine
deurbano
Tuesday
#39
Oh that's so cool. A lot of people diss "Oakie" but I love it. Haggard had the
allegorical oracle
20 hrs ago
#71
The great folk music scare in the 60s. That shit almost caught on.-----Martin Mull
mjvpi
19 hrs ago
#72